Originally Posted by
bugsworth 
warrens, I'm with D on this
We always had a choice and as you said, you kept making the wrong one...as did I...but that does not mean you are powerless.
When we alcoholics wake up sick and hung over the morning after, and ask, "What happened?", the answer is simple. We took a drink and rationalized that it would be okay. That isn't "powerlessness".
We are not powerless over urges, cravings, or temptations.
Bugs, why do you always assume that what's true for you is true for evey one when it comes to alcoholism. You said "we" had a choice. You may have, but this fellow may not. I've seen alcoholics die behind that delusion of having choice. Remember what I said on another thread about allowing a man the dignity of diagnosing himself?